Means for delivering measured quantities



' Aug. 17 192 S. GCODCHILD MEANS FOR DELIVERING MEASURED QUANTITIES Filed Nov. 21, 1925 Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STANLEY GOODCHILD, OF TEDDINGTON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO RIDGWAYS LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLANn A COMPANY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

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Application filed November 21, 1925,. Serial No.

This invention relates to means for de livering measured quantities and it has for its object to provide simple and efficient means whereby measured quantities may be discdlliarged from containers for tea or other 00 s.

According to this invention there is provided at a convenient point upon the top of the container an opening through which the goods are dispharged.

. Running downwardly from the said open ing within the container is a partition which may be of flat or other suitable crosssectional outline said partition extending to a point somewhat above the bottom of the container in a ma-nner such as to form a passage having an opening at the lower end.

Arranged outside the first partition and extending downwardly from a suitable distance beneath the top of the container is'a second partition arranged'in spaced rela j tionship to the first partition, the lower end of said second .partition being inclined inwardly and downwardly below the opening of the first partition.

p In order that the invention may be the better understood drawings are appended in Which:-

Fig. 1 is a part sectional elevation show-.

ing the invention applied to a metal "canister for containing tea, Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification.

' Referring to the accompanying drawings a.v indicates the body of the canister the upper end of which is provided with a closure the canister is filled.

Referring to Fig. 1, the closure 6 is provided at b with an opening of triangular] outline disposed at one corner of the canister. Running downwardly from the inner edge or base of the triangular opening is a plate e the longitudinal edges of which are secured by soldering or otherwise to the two I adjacent sides of the canister. The plate 0 is of such length as to extend to within a certain distance of the bottom of the canister forming a. passage the dischar e end of which terminates at the aforesai opening .in the closureb.

' Disposed outside and in close relationship to the plate 6 is a second plate s, also soldered or otherwise secured at its edgesto the bottom of plate 6. canister to its normal position causes a fresh 70,573, and in Great Britain November 27, 1924.

the walls of the canister, the upper end of which plate is disposed at a suitable distance below the closure 11 whilst the lower end is bent inwardly beneath the plate e being suitably tapered as to enable it to snugly engage the side walls of the canister. It is to be noted that the length of the 'outer plate 6 is such that it extends well above the opening at the lower end of the first plate so'that a comparatively large amount of tea .is collected therein.

When-the canister is filled the tea passes down the space between the inner plate e and the outer plate 6 the-quantity to be delivered being collected at the bottom of the said inner plate 6. When the canister is inverted only the material at the bottom of the two plates is discharged, or is it possibleto shake any further quantity out, as the tea outside the inner plate falls downwards, that between the plates 0, e then.-

being at a lower level than the opening at The return of the.

quantity to enter between the plates 0, e ready for the next discharge. It will be seen that as there are no'pro jections upon which thetea may collect when the canister is inverted the whole of the contents of the canister may be dis charged. In the alternative arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the measuring device is arranged on the side of the. canister the outer plate, in-

dicated by f, in this case being of semi-.

conical form, whilst the inner plate, indicated by f, is of semi-circular form.

In order to prevent the discharge of the contents, when so desired, a removable strip of cardboard or other material may be inserted as shown at w, Fi 1 The forms of the invention illustrated and v described are given by way of example only and are not in any way intended to limit the form or application of the invention, which may be applied to receptacles of round or other cross-sectional outline.

Means for delivering measured quantities from polygonal containers comprising atriangular opening at the corner of the top closure thereof, a partition extending between two adjacent side walls of. the container, the upper end of said partition being coincident with the base of said triangular opentition being disposed at a point below the; ing, said partition extending to a point elosure,said second partition having a"bot-' above the bottom of the container, and a tom inclined portion laying .beneath the 10 second partition outside and in spaced relalower end of the said first partition.

' tionship to said first partition and also ex- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set tending between the said side walls of the my hand. container, the upper end of said second par- STANLEY GOODCHILD. 

